I used credit hilton points to get a suite at the nicest hilton in Singapore :) it has paid for many great vacation rooms just for every day spending!

I don't go into the tax and forex aspects but other issues equaly important I discuss that will give you some frame work.I have done a lot of business in Singapore and will be travelling there in 2015 as well.

They should be able to help you set everything up.I went to Singapore (lovely city BTW!) 

She had sold some real estate in Australia and had been ripped off by her boyfriend I was told.So I went to Singapore and did a one day US presentation for her and we sold a few homes.  

Bay Area can only be compared with another city in the world that has tech and research macro/micro-economy, let's say Singapore or Bangalore India or even Shanghai.

But if you see in many Asian countries and also other western developed countries, an 0.67-1.0 cap rate is normal in places like Singapore, Hongkong, China or even Vietnam.

You are in Singapore and you lecture me about my experiences n Seattle? 

I know some people here who did it here in Singapore and paid almost 1K to the embassy for the 20 signatures needed.

Was this deal in Singapore?

My BIL and his wife are quite well off, he a retired doctor, she a high level executive, a Senior VP with an international bank recently assigned to Singapore.